Galley cabinet



Aug. 11, 1936. R. l. scHEuER 22050310 GALLEY GABINET Filed Jan. 28,' 1935 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 11, 1936. R, l, SCHEUER 2,o5o,810

GALLEY GABINET Filed Jan. 28, 1935 2 Shee'bS-Sheet 2 Patente Aug. 11, 1936 UNITED sTAss T GFFECE GALLEY GABINET Ralph I. Scheuer, Two Rivers, Wis., assignor to Hamilton Manufacturing Company, Two Rivers, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application January 28, 1935, Serial No. 3,681 9 olaims. (cl. 276-44) This invention relates to galley cabinets for printers' use and more particularly of the all- Steel type and having special reference to socalled two-way cabinets in which provision is *5 made for storing the galleys either fiat or in sloping position.

Heretofore it has been necessary to have one series of shelves for storing the galleys flat and another series of shelves for storing them in slop- IO? ing or tilted position, when this is desired.

Among other objects, the present invention aims to provide interchangeable equipment for storing the galleys as desired. The invention, furthermore, contemplates an improved galley cabinet of the type described, including novel and simple means of construction of a framework for supporting the galleys and of the galleys themselves, whereby the framework and the galleys cooperate in a new and highly advantageous 20 manner.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent g from the following description, taken together With the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of 25 a cabinet embodying my invention and containing two separate series or tiers of runs;

Figure 2 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the structure of Figure 1, with the top of the cabinet removed, parts being shown 30 in section;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the structure of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view still further enlarged, showing my improved 35 manner of attaching runs to the frame;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 of one of the other runs;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2 with the galley removed and '40 parts being shown in section;

Figure 7 is a plan view on the same scale as Figures 4 and 5 of a corner of the galley; and

'Figure 8 is an elevational view corresponding to Figure 7.

45 In the illustrative construction of the drawings, I have shown generally a cabinet comprising an outer casing I l and top l2. The cabinet houses one or more, in this instance two, side by side, box-like frames |3. Each of the 150 frames l3 defines in particular a vertically disposed opening l (Figs. 1 and 3) and the frames extend rearwardly from the opening |4 as by having portions spaced from front to rear thereof (Fig. 2). In this instance, the wall I is com- :'55 posed of spaced-apart portions formed, at the front of the cabinet, by inwardly-turned fianges of the corner members I 6, and at the rear of the cabinet by angular members secured to the corner members IGa, thus constituting in the nature of a double wall at the corners of the frame, 5 and these corner members, .which extend vertically of the frame, being suitably secured as by spot-welding or the like, to upper and lower horizontal angular frame members I 1, the parts as a whole thus constituting a strong and rigid struc- 10 ture. For a purpose presently pointed out, the wall portions are slotted as at |8 adjacent each the front and rear of the frame.

Instead of shelves, frame |3 is provided at each side with vertically spaced means for supporting 15 a galley either horizontally or tiltedly, i. e. sloping from side to side. I have called these vertically spaced means, in this instance, runs, and in accordance with my invention the runs at one side of the frame are formed different from the runs of the other side.

For example, considering first the runs at the right-hand side of Figs. 2 and 3, it will be noted that each of these runs |9 is advantageously formed from a single piece of sheet metal bent angularly in its transverse direction to form a .Vertical longitudinally extending part 20, a flat horizontal part 2|, and a downwardly sloping part 22. At each end, the Vertical part 20 is 'bent as at 23 and inserted through one of the slots i8 after which the end is further bent as at 24 to lie parallel with the surface of the wall |5 opposite the portion 20, after which the end 24 may be secured to the wall as by spot-welding or the like at 25 (Fig. 5). At the left-hand side 'of the frame |3, the runs 26 are similarly forme'd 'of a single sheet of metal bent, in this instance, as best shown in Fig. 4, to form a sloping part 21 'sloping in the opposite direction to the sloping parts 22 of the runs E9. The runs 26 also have .40

a horizontal part 28 which is co-planar or sub- Vstantially so with the horizontal part 2| of one 'of the runs l9. The runs 26 are secured similarly to the runs l9 having bent or offset ends29 which are integral continuations of the parts 21 and 145 are secured to the frame similarly to the ends 2d of the runs IS.

Turning now to the traysor galleys 30, which are to be received on the runs I9. and 26, these galleys are of improved construction and, as best shown in Figs. 7 and 8, comprise a flat sheet- Vmetal bottom 3| having integral turned-up sides 32 and rear wall 33. As here shown, the sides 32 and rear wall 33 are desirably bent inwardly upon themselves as at 34 to strengthenV the I` galley and also to provide a smooth rounded surface 35 at the upper edges of the sides and wall. To secure the sides and wall together, the sides may be continued to form ears 36 which are lapped about the rear wall 33 and spot-welded thereto as at 31. Further in accordance with my invention, the sides 32 and wall 33 are bowed outwardly as at 38 and 39 adjacent their point of attachment to the bottom 3|. This bulge 38 forms a bead which not only Vstrengthens the construction but also performs an additional important function presently pointed out.

As best shown in Figures 1 and 3, since each of two oppositely disposedruns I!! and 26 have co-planar portions, i. e. their'portions 2| and 28, one of the galleys 33 may be supported thereon in flat or ho'rizontal position as, for example, the upper galley in Fig. 3 or the galleys at the left-hand side of Fig. 1. It may be assumed for the present purposes that these horizontal galleys contain line-o-type slugs indicated by broken lines as at 46. These line-o-type slugs being, as well-known, integral throughoutV their length transversely of the galleys, dlanger of displacement or pieing of the type is slight.

When a galley carries monotype, however, as indicated by individual type blocks 4| in the lower galley, shown in Fig. 3, it is very easy for the type to fall down or become pied if the galley is stored horizontally, and accordingly I provide that with the same galley and the same frame, the galley may be stored either way. Thus as shown in the lower galley in Fig. 3, the galley is supported partly, as at the right, by the run |9 at this side of the frame, and partly, as at the left, by the next lower run 26 at the left-hand side of the frame. This tilts the galley downwardly from side to side toward the left, and invokes the aid of gravity in keeping the type blocks 4| aligned with the left-hand side of the galley and also in contact one with the other. In this position, the galley 33 may rest upon the sloping portion 22 of the run |9, and since this sloping portion is directed toward the nextlower run 26, at the opposite side of the frame, the portion 22 upon which the tilted galley rests is. substantially parallel with the bottom 3| of the galley and therefore avoids or minimizes wear on the bottom of the galley as the galley is slid in and out on the runs. In the absence of the sloping part 22 an objectionable groove or indentation might readily be formed in the bottom of the galley which would not only weaken it but increase the friction and detract from ease of manipulation.

When the galleys are stored in sloping position as just described, unless suitable provision were made, the type blocks 4| would scrape upon the frame at the lower side of the galley and the entire object of my invention, that is, of preventing disturbance of the type, would be defeated. Accordingly, I have provided an abutment member between the frame and the horizontal portion 23 of each of the runs 26, this abutment member being of less height than the galley in the Vertical plane of contact of the galley and abutment member. In this instance, I have provided a convenient abutment of this kind by sloping the portions 21 of the runs 26 downwardly away vfrom the frame. In other words, as the lower side of the galley rests upon the horizontal portion 28 of the run 26, the portion 21 slopes upwardly and away from the galley toward the frame, ensuring the desired space .between the frame wall l5 and the upper edge of the galley from above which the type blocks project, to avoid contact of these parts. As already suggested, also, the bead 38 along the lower edge of the galley, which slides in the corner between the parts 21, 28 of the run 26, further ensures the spacing of the type blocks from either the frame or run.

Thus it will be seen, that by using these vertically and horizontally spaced-apart runs instead of shelves, and leaving the space M other- Wise open, between these runs, the galleys can readily be stored either horizontally or sloping,

as desired, and the equipment is thereby readily interchangeable to be used partly for one purpose and partly for the other, or altogether for one purpose or altogether for the other, and in this way enhancing the usefulness of the equipment to the printer'and reduction of his capital investment by minimizing the amount of equipment required. At the same time, the frame and galleys are so constructed as to give unusually long life and resistance to wear and hard usage. i

As here shown the longitudinal edges of the runs are desirably disposed so that a galley even when tilted laterally from side to side still has its longitudinal edges horizontal so that the rear end of the galley is not tilted with respect to the front end.

It is not essential that all features of the invention be used conjointly, as various combinations and sub-combinations of the apparatus may be advantageously employed.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A galley cabinet or the like comprising an open vertically disposed frame and `fixed Vvertically and horizontally spaced means at each side of the frame the space between said'means being unobstructed for supporting a galley either horizontally or tiltedly.

2. In a galley cabinet or the like, the combination comprising a frame. and spaced-apartruns carried by the frame, said runs having their longitudinal edges horizontally disposed and being spaced apart both horizontally and vertically and the space between the runs being open whereby a galley may be carried partly by one of said horizontally spaced-apart runs and partly by' a selected run of the vertically spaced-apart runs opposite to the first-mentioned runs,l to cause said galley selectively to lie horizontally or to be tilted laterally, the galley lying horizontally from front to rear in either instance with respect to its longitudinal edges.

3. The structure of claim 2 wherein runs at one side of the frame have a sloping portion directed downwardly toward the next lower run at the opposite side of the frame.

4. The structure of claim 2 wherein runs at one side of the frame have a flat portion next adjacent the frame and a sloping portion adjoining the flat portion and directed downwardlyto- Ward a lower run on the opposite side of jthe frame.

5. The structure of claim 2 wherein runs' at one side of the frame have a flat portion next adjacent the frame and a 'sloping portion adjoining the flat Vportion and directed downwardly toward a lower run on the opposite side of the frame, and wherein the runs at the said opposite side of the frame have a flat portion spaced from the frame by an abutment of less height than the galley in the Vertical plane of contact of the galley and abutment.

6. The structure of claim 2 wherein the runs at one side of the frame have a flat portion and an abutment member spacing said fiat portion from the frame, said abutment member being of less height than the galley in the Vertical plane of contact of the galley and abutment member.

7. In a galley cabinet or the like, the combination with a vertically disposed frame defining a vertical opening and extending rearwardly therefrom, of vertically and horizontally spaced-apart parallel runs carried by the frame from front to rear thereof, the space between the runs being open whereby a galley may be carried partly by one of said horizontally spaced-apart runs and partly by a selected run of the vertically spacedapart runs opposite to the first-mentioned runs, and a galley of substantially the length from front to rear of said frame received on saidruns and having an outwardly projecting bead extending longitudinally along its lower edge upon its side adjacent the Vertically spaced runs opposite the first-mentioned run.

8. In a sheet metal galley cabinet or the like, the combination of a sheet metal frame having a Vertical wall, slots in said wall spaced from front to rear of the frame, and a SheetI metal galley run comprising a horizontal portion eX- tending from front to rear of the frame at right angles to said Wall portions, and a portion transverse to said horizontal portion spacing the horizontal portions from the Wall, the front and rear ends of the transverse portions being inserted through said slots and being secured to the wall upon the opposite side thereof to secure the runs to the frame.

9. A galley cabinet or the like comprising an open vertically disposed frame and vertically spaced means at each side of the frame for supporting a galley either horizontally or tiltedly, a sheet metal frame having a Vertical Wall, slots in said wall spaced from front to rear of the frame, a sheet metal galley run comprising a horizontal portion extending from front to rear of the frame at right angles to said wall portions, and a portion transverse to said horizontal portion spacing the horizontal portions from the wall, the front and rear ends of the transverse portions being inserted through said slots and being secured to the wall upon the opposite side thereof to secure the runs to the frame, and a galley received on said runs having a flat bottom and turned-up sides integral therewith, said sides being bowed outwardly adjacent their point of attachment to the bottom to provide a bead therealong.

RALPH I. SCHEUER. 

